| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Founder: | Étienne Baïlac |
| Foundation: | 16 March 1912 |
| Political: | Conservative |
| Language: | French |
| Ceased Publication: | 25 April 1961 |
| Headquarters: | Algiers |
| Publishing Country: | Algeria |
L'Echo d'Alger (French: The Echo of Algiers) was a daily newspaper in Algiers, Algeria, which was published between 1912 and 1961. Its subtitle was journal républicain du matin (French: Republican morning paper). It was first a leftist publication, but from 1941 it supported the French rule in Algeria.
The first issue of the paper appeared on 16 March 1912.[1] Its founder was Étienne Baïlac, a French journalist born in Algeria.[2] The paper came out daily with combined issues for Sunday and Monday.[3] It had a leftist political stance during its early period.[2]
In 1941 Alain de Sérigny became the editor and publisher of L'Echo d'Alger.[4] Under his editorship which lasted until 1961 the paper had a conservative political stance and supported the rights of the European settlers in Algeria against the French President Charles de Gaulle's support for the self-determination of the country.[4] It was subject to censorship of the French authorities when it contained anti-De Gaulle articles.[5] During this period it had a circulation of 55,000 copies.[4]
On 8 February 1960 its publisher and editor, Alain de Sérigny, was arrested and imprisoned in the Barberousse detention centre.[6] He had been under house arrest since 3 February and was detained due to his alleged role in undermining the internal security of the country.[7] The final issue of the paper was published on 25 April 1961.[3]